X-ray fluorescence is the emission of characteristic secondary X-rays from a material that has been excited by bombarding with high-energy X-rays or gamma rays. The phenomenon is widely used for elemental analysis and chemical analysis, particularly in the investigation of metals, glass, ceramics and building materials, and for research in geochemistry, forensic science, archaeology and art objects such as paintings and murals.
Levy projects Ford Motor Companyâs profits will crash 23 percent year over year to $1.36 a share in 2014 and then zip up 41 percent year over year to $1.92 a share in 2015. The stock price closed at $15.62 a share Friday. It may be undervalued given the positive profit outlook for 2015.
In 2006, Ford posted its biggest operating loss to date: $12.6 billion. This coincided with continued deterioration in market share, with the majority of these losses being captured by Toyota and General Motors. From 1997 to 2007, Fordâs United States market share plummeted from 25% to 15%.